Tenue in english
Faint
pronunciation: feɪnt part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: feɪnt part of speech: adjective
In gestures
tenue = subdued ; feeble ; tenuous ; faint ; lightweight [light-weight] ; wispy .
Example: And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.Example: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.Example: We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.Example: As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.Example: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.Example: The creatures who dwell there are translucent and ethereal, nothing more than wispy recollections of human beings.more:
» cada vez más tenue = fading .
Example: With the fading significance of these physical forms, some of the rationale for unit entries has disappeared.» iluminado con una luz tenue = dimly lit ; dimly illuminated .
Example: Most people find crystal-ball gazing is easiest in a quiet, dimly lit room. Example: Cattle, pigs and sheep have a tendency to move more easily from a dimly illuminated area to a more brightly illuminated area.» luz tenue = glimmer .
Example: Sometimes the glimmer seemed to be far away upon the horizon and sometimes it might have been within a few yards of us.